Then probably things like great meat, football, Maradona and from there, if you are a bit familiar you are with your thoughts in Boca – one of the most famous districts of the city. A few blocks away from the stadium of the most famous football club in the country – Boca Juniors – you find two or three streets called “Caminito”.

Around 1960 the artist Benito Quinquela Martín painted the walls of what was then an abandoned street. He erected a small stage for performers and soon attracted other artists. With its cobblestones, colorful corrugated-iron houses it’s today one of the biggest attractions of the city. Artists’ studios largely made room for souvenir shops, tango dancers on the street mostly pose for photos together with tourist crowds stepping in and out of tourist buses. But as you can see, in the midst of all the noise it’s still possible to enjoy a quite moment in the shade of the colorful facades.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/cat-in-caminito/feed0Meet the artist on Place du Tertrehttp://www.mwttl.com/meet-the-artist-on-place-du-tertre
http://www.mwttl.com/meet-the-artist-on-place-du-tertre#commentsSun, 09 Nov 2014 18:17:50 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2074Talk to Parisians and they will tell you: “Montmarte..it’s not what it used to be, but you need to see it”. The 130 meters high hill in the north of Paris is dominated by the impressive Basilica of Sacre Coeur. Tourists flock there and admire the view of there the city which is only rivaled by the one you have if you are on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Today everything is expensive but around hundred years ago, Montmartre with its cafees, clubs and cabarets, its cheap rents and congenial atmosphere attracted artists and quickly became the Mecca of modern art. Van Gogh, Picasso, Renoir and many others lived or worked here. Walking through the streets and trying to ignore that you see mostly tourists around you, will see signs of those past times. Latest on the Place du Tetre (Paris) – the artist square where hundreds of skilled painters and drawers offer to portrait you can imagine yourself back in time.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/meet-the-artist-on-place-du-tertre/feed0Preparing for “dia de los muertos”http://www.mwttl.com/preparing-for-dia-de-los-muertos
http://www.mwttl.com/preparing-for-dia-de-los-muertos#commentsSat, 01 Nov 2014 20:13:22 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2068Few days before this year’s Day of the Dead, it seems that entire Mexico is preparing for this day. Unlike any other country I have been before this day not only seems to be one of the most important holiday of the year but it looks like we will witness an extremely joyful event.

While its the day where the living remember their departed relatives the whole festival is celebrating life itself. Believing that death is only a passage towards other life we see colorful flowers everywhere and figures of death, artistic skeletons in supermarkets and shops around the corner. About 2 weeks back we passed this undertaker about one hour outside of Mexico City and we had to smile about the slightly macabre way of decorating the front window. It’s definitely a very different way of dealing with death than we are used at home. And we like it.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/preparing-for-dia-de-los-muertos/feed0Sleepless in Patzcuarohttp://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-in-patzcuaro
http://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-in-patzcuaro#commentsSat, 04 Oct 2014 21:45:20 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2061Two is a coincidence, but three photos of sleeping people is almost the start of a series.

After the grandpa in Bavaria and the old man in Nepal comes the sleeping man of Patzcuaro (Mexico). In the early hours of a beautiful day earlier this year, village people were busily preparing the stand for the weekend market. Piling up tomatoes, positioning recently slaughtered bigs in the most attractive way, turning on the music and lights and getting ready for the first customers. While all this happened, this older man apparently already had done everything and was set for a successful business day.

Ok, I have to admit I was not on shopping tour but he missed me as a potential buyer. Good, otherwise this photo would not have landed on this blog.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-in-patzcuaro/feed0Monumental Revivalhttp://www.mwttl.com/monumental-revival
http://www.mwttl.com/monumental-revival#commentsSat, 06 Sep 2014 17:02:18 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2057It has been long, very long since the last post appeared on MWTTL.com. Many things happened in between, among them a change of home base from Dubai to Mexico.

Among many new photos in the archives a picked one of the Monument Valley (USA). Lying in the middle of Navajo land, there is probably barely another piece of land which influenced the imagination of people around the world how America’s Wild West must look like. In deed, it is an impressive landscape so it’s no wonder that it featured in countless movies, TV series and commercials.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/monumental-revival/feed0Bye-bye Dubaihttp://www.mwttl.com/bye-bye-dubai
http://www.mwttl.com/bye-bye-dubai#commentsFri, 28 Feb 2014 14:44:38 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2048For the last 6 years Dubai (UAE) was my home. And it was the starting and end point of countless journeys through countries on different continents. Dubai was also the door to the – for me at that time unknown – Middle East. Now I know most of the countries and beside wonderful photos I took home so many positive memories.

The next MWTTL.com post will be written from Mexico, our new home going forward.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/bye-bye-dubai/feed0Andrés Carne de Reshttp://www.mwttl.com/andres-carne-de-res
http://www.mwttl.com/andres-carne-de-res#commentsSun, 09 Feb 2014 16:28:00 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2041Most people visit Chia (Colombia), a small town just outside of Bogota to have a fantastic evening in the world famous “Andrés Carne de Res”. It’s a restaurant and it’s food – especially the steaks – have earned earned the restaurant a place among Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants.

But food (which you can choose from a 19 page menu) is almost the least important part of the visit. Andrés is a sensory overload, with decoration hanging, standing, gluing or blinking practically everywhere you turn your eyes to. Pair this indescribable and kitschy interior design with loud music, several dance floors and drinks, so you can imagine how lively even average evenings get there. And just in case needed: small bands parade across the huge place animating those who are not dancing yet. A magical fantasyland which definitely has to be seen when visiting Bogota.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/andres-carne-de-res/feed0Join Us For Injerahttp://www.mwttl.com/join-us-for-injera
http://www.mwttl.com/join-us-for-injera#commentsFri, 24 Jan 2014 15:21:09 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2034This photo has been one of the long time cover photos of mwttl.com. Until the redesign of the page, the men having lunch in a small village in southern Ethiopia greeted guests of the page in a similar way as they greeted us during our trip almost eight years back.

After we got used to the dusky light, we set down with the gentlemen and jointly ate injera. In Ethopia, injera is probably prepaired daily in each and every household. It looks somewhat like a pizza but the dough sometimes resembles more a wet & sandy cloth. It is made of teff flour and is topped with small portions of stews and mixed vegetables. A tasty and omnipresent culinary experience whenever you visit Ethopia and Eritrea.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/join-us-for-injera/feed0Sleepless Dayshttp://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-days
http://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-days#commentsFri, 10 Jan 2014 08:28:16 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2027Think back to your last travel: a sight like this in Bhaktapur (Nepal) is relativelly common. Do you remember the old man in Bavaria (Germany)? I always wonder whether I am doing something wrong as I have a hard time trying to remember when I took a nap in the middle of the day the last time. Thoughts about being too stressed, busily trying to fit more and more into the day seemed far from this gentlemen. He was peacefully dreaming during a probably average morning on a weekday. As an inspiration for the new year and a reminder to slow down a bit enjoy the three songs below.

]]>http://www.mwttl.com/sleepless-days/feed0Beach Bughttp://www.mwttl.com/beach-bug
http://www.mwttl.com/beach-bug#commentsSat, 04 Jan 2014 12:53:12 +0000http://www.mwttl.com/?p=2017The “old” Beetle is without doubt the most loved car in the world. This is surely a surprising achievement concidering how this German car was born.
Ferdinant Porsche designed the car 1930s, following Hitlers objectives: “It has to be cheap, simple, constructible in masses.”

In total, more than 21 million cars have been built, more than on any other single car platform. In 2003 the last one of its kind was delivered, but the world never had to live without the “bug”. Already in 1997 the “new” Beetle was launched. Despite not having the charm of the original, the new models are always pleasant and exotic sight on streets and beaches like here in Sharjah (UAE).